Washington Trust Bancorp Inc (WASH) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Washington Trust Bancorp's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 10.07% for Q2 2026, up 14.72 percentage points from -4.65% a year earlier and up 0.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Washington Trust Bancorp Inc (WASH) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Washington Trust Bancorp's Return on Equity [ROE] was 10.02%, up 15.79 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of -3.44 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was -5.77% in FY2024 (-16.17 pp), 10.40% in FY2023 (-3.67 pp), 14.08% in FY2022 (+0.09 pp) and 13.99% in FY2021 (+0.53 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q4 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.14 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q4 2025 (a gain of 15.31 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a drop of 16.26 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows WASH's Return on Equity [ROE] at 9.66% (Q1 2026), 9.71% (Q4 2025) and -4.62% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.07% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.78% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.66% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.84% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.18% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.57% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.52% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.64% |
Washington Trust Bancorp Inc Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WASH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "WASH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WASH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();